Created as a tribute to Canada’s centennial, Joyce Wieland's "Confedspread" of 1967 was her first use of quilting to convey the patchwork complexity of Canada.
In Italy in 1986 John Greer set a new path for his sculpture by returning to traditional techniques and materials while remaining true to the ideals of conceptual art.
The 1975 mid-career retrospective of American artist Donald Judd at the National Gallery of Canada broke new ground by involving both the artist and curator in all aspects of the exhibition.
An emblem of sorrow, Käthe Kollwitz’s Frontal Self-Portrait is a stark and haunting image that perfectly encapsulates the depth of emotion that defines her work.
In her "Grey Paintings" Julie Mehretu reinvented her artistic practice to create abstract work that functions within the complexities and multiplicities of history, politics and art.
A pioneer in the Vancouver art scene of the 1960s, Michael Morris is well known for his collaborative art practice. A recent acquisition represents his early experiments in Plexiglas.
